Tennessee Volunteers vs. LSU Tigers: Prediction, Lines, and Picks
Expert Predictions by Pickswise
On Wednesday night, the LSU Tigers will play an SEC matchup against the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville.
Despite their record of 12-9 and likelihood of missing the NCAA Tournament, LSU has shown some potential in defeating Texas A&M and Ole Miss.
It will be a challenging job, but they will try to achieve their greatest victory of the season tonight against Tennessee.
The Volunteers have appeared to be among the top teams in the country and are currently placed #6 overall in the most recent AP Top 25 rankings. In this one, they are 14-point favorites, but our professional forecast is the
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We like under 153 points for this matchup because Tennessee has an elite defense and LSU should struggle heavily to score.
The Volunteers are giving up just 60.4 points per game this season in their home arena, which is ranked #14 in the country.
According to KenPom, Tennessee’s defense is ranked #3 in adjusted efficiency, #4 in effective field goal percentage and #4 in two-point percentage.
The Tigers offense is ranked outside the top 85 in all those categories, so we expect it to be a struggle for them.
Neither team is highly ranked in effective field goal percentage as well as three-point percentage, so we expect the total to stay under
